title: Transoral fusion for high cervical fractures.
abstract: We report three patients having transoral fusion at C2/3 or C3/4 after fractures, with no infections or surgical complications and sound union. The operative technique and the relative merits of different approaches to the upper cervical spine are discussed and the transoral approach to the anterior aspect of the upper three cervical vertebrae is commended to the specialist surgeon.
authors.affiliation: National Hospitals for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Crockard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*